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barf 
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Joined: 08-March-2004 Status: Offline Points: 130 |
 Topic: how fast is your 328 coupe???Posted: 28-March-2004 at 11:37 |
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how fast is your coupe or saloon?? i recently managed to gather enough forward thrust to hit around 149 mph @ about 5850rpm! coincidentally, that is where the maximum power is produced. please bear in mind that the max speed in this country is 70mph and that the best way to achieve a max speed figure is to leave the country and do it in germany, like i did.....honest. dose the 149mph max speed seem about right for a 328 coupe with a rear spoiler.... and a proven 229 bhp. one big downside to this extreme exercise is that it don't half drink some fuel! please be honest! and keep it legal(ish) |
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BM Fan
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Joined: 19-January-2004 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 1054 |
Posted: 29-March-2004 at 12:56 |
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I have a 328i coupe and am looking a ding some tuning, has yours had some moods and if so what are they as it seems to be difficult to find anything on them - lots for the 325 etc. The main one seems to be the air intake manifald as this is too restrictive in its standard form. Costs seem to be in the rgion of 1k for new mainfild and remapped chip. Reckon it should give 30-40bhp more which is a good hike over my standard 193. |
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Martin
In BMW exile at the moment (Shame on me for lurking!!!) Previous Models 2001 E39 520i Auto 1996 E36 M3 Evo Individual 1996 E36 328i Coupe 1997 E36 318i Conv 1992 E36 316i Sln 
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Webdunk
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M3 GT Register Joined: 16-October-2002 Location: Central Scotland Status: Offline Points: 5245 |
Posted: 29-March-2004 at 13:24 |
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Have a wee search about - this topic has come up a few times... e.g. http://www.bmwcarclubgb.co.uk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5032&KW=328+tuning+manifold.
Basically you're looking at induction kit (I can recommend the BMC CDA), exhaust, manifold, throttle body and custom mapped chip. 240bhp if you're lucky. Beyond that you're in turbo / supercharger land which is big money. Don't forget the upgrade to M3 / M3 Evo option, which many view as a much better way to spend the dosh. Edited by Webdunk |
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barf
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Joined: 08-March-2004 Status: Offline Points: 130 |
Posted: 29-March-2004 at 13:25 |
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Get in touch with ALPINA 527 on the www.e36coupe.com web site. he does a throttle body and inlet manifold using bmw parts, put this with a good air filter and chip and expect to gain about an extra 30-35bhp! the cost is around £120 for the throttle body, £200 for the manifold, £80 for the filter and superchips charge around £265 for the remap. I make that £665 or there abouts. But anyway, how fast is it? bmw reckon 147 mph in my handbook, but i think that they are dreaming! unless my speedo is under reading, which means ive been going way over 150 (on the german autobahns remember) |
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barf
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Posted: 29-March-2004 at 13:27 |
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Like i say webdunk, 229bhp @5860 rpm, and it feels like it too!
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Webdunk
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Posted: 29-March-2004 at 13:51 |
Your speedo will be overreading from 100mph+ |
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Peter Fenwick
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Posted: 29-March-2004 at 15:21 |
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barf, BMW reckoned on 147mph but most road tests done my magazines at the time reckoned on about 143mph. Yours may be a few mph faster as you have about 15% more power and you have moved the peak a little bit further up the rev range. However as webdunk says over 100mph your speedo will not be accurate and will read positive. |
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Entering an age of Austerity and now driving a Focus Diesel.
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barf
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Posted: 29-March-2004 at 17:17 |
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a recent session on the rollers idicated that at 30/50/and 70, the car speedo was consistantly reading 34/54 and 74 (ish), and ran on to an idicated 145mph @ 5750rpm on the rollers. the rev needle on the road seemed to exceed 5750rpm, but then again, the guages are of analogue type and are only accurate to a point! I believe that the speedo was pretty accurate at that point. one thing though, the car is fantastically stable at higher than normal speeds...........testament to the design and engineering of BMW are there any calculations that can give a better idea of how fast the true speeds are? ie. mph per 1000rpm I once knew a chap who reckoned that his 1.3 cavalier would smash 125mph!........................optomism eh Edited by barf |
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jonp
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Posted: 29-March-2004 at 17:23 |
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I know a guy that says his old metro could do over 120.....ryhmes with 'banker'. |
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Autos are easy. Its the steering thats hard.
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barf
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Posted: 29-March-2004 at 17:28 |
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hell fire, he must have been drinking the same looney juice as the chap in his cav!.........................was he from todmorden? |
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grimesj
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Joined: 03-March-2003 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 50 |
Posted: 30-March-2004 at 12:52 |
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I've read 149mph from the speedo of my 1996 323i coupe(?)
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E36 323i Coupe - Let me know aboout gadgets and trick bits
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kbannon
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E39 525i Sport Individual Joined: 09-October-2002 Location: 64 Zoo Lane Status: Offline Points: 15508 |
Posted: 30-March-2004 at 12:58 |
would you feel safe in a metro @ 60, never mind 120? |
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Current: 2009 E60 520d "Sport" tractor
Previous: 1989 E30 320i SE 1997 E39 523i 2003 E39 525i Sport Individual |
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Peter Fenwick
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Posted: 30-March-2004 at 13:46 |
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My first car was a Metro. The shame! It was a 1.0 city and I had the speedo up to 100mph on a hill with the wind behind me. Did it feel safe? No, in fact my passengers wanted to kill me afterwards.
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jonp
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Posted: 30-March-2004 at 14:07 |
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My first car was a MG Metro 1.3. They are surprisingly nippy up to about 40...but they are really frightning to crash. I crashed mine at about 50mph...nice. I will never own a small car again, it really worried me how much they compact when you roll them....
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Autos are easy. Its the steering thats hard.
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Peter Fenwick
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Posted: 30-March-2004 at 15:32 |
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My metro was involved in no less than 5 crashes during the time I owned it. That was in the space of 18 months. All of them were at low speeds fortunately except the last one but I wasn't in the car then. I really was a rubbish driver when I first passed my test. It took me quite a while to build up a no claims bonus.
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Entering an age of Austerity and now driving a Focus Diesel.
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barf
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Joined: 08-March-2004 Status: Offline Points: 130 |
Posted: 30-March-2004 at 16:50 |
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peter, are you sure you want to take part in better driving days?????
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Peter Fenwick
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Posted: 31-March-2004 at 09:28 |
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Barf, My driving has improved considerably since those days! When I first passed my test I wasn't really into driving. It was just away of avoiding having to get the bus, and somewhere to go with my girlfriend when her parents were in! However after a couple of years I really got the bug and now I can't get enough of it. Once I started to enjoy it I got better. Also work sends us on defensive driving courses every couple of years which has taught me a lot. I actually think I am quite a good driver now and i would love to take my car on a track. |
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Entering an age of Austerity and now driving a Focus Diesel.
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Nigel
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Posted: 01-April-2004 at 21:46 |
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As well as track stuff, have a look at one of the advanced tests, if you like the stuff your company sends you on, you will like the advanced stuff.
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Nigel |
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ivas
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Joined: 26-March-2004 Location: Greece Status: Offline Points: 6 |
Posted: 05-April-2004 at 13:42 |
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As probably some of you have read in another post, i just changed the engine on my 316 E36 coupe. I had first installed a 320 non vanos engine, but I didn't like the performance, so a few weeks ago I installed an 328 M52 engine and all the mechanic parts (brakes, suspension, climatic control, differential, etc.) The other night I went for a test run with two friends of mine and the maximum speed the car managed (on tacho) was 250Km/h This is for you in miles 156. The engine looks unmodified with stock exhaust, manifold etc. The instrument cluster was changed too, and it is the one that accompanied the engine. The tyres dimensions: front 215/45/17 and back 225/45/17... Any comments? I was pretty amazed to see that kind of reading... what do you think? |
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ivas
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Posted: 05-April-2004 at 13:42 |
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oh I forgot to tell you that the RPM reading was 6100.
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